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RTX 3080 vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: measured FPS in 21 games

Median gap+15%RTX 3080 faster
RTX 3080 ahead21/21games, by more than 3%
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB ahead0/21games, by more than 3%
Within 3%0/21games

We have 21 published results where the RTX 3080 and the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 21 games in all, from TechPowerUp. Across those games the RTX 3080 is a median 15% faster than the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB. The RTX 3080 is ahead by more than 3% in 21 of the 21 games and the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB in 0.

Card pages: GeForce RTX 3080 (high end) and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (high end), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

GameSettingRTX 3080RTX 5060 Ti 8GBGapSource
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt1440p Ultra181 FPS154.6 FPSRTX 3080 +17%TechPowerUp
Cyberpunk 20771440p Ultra86.5 FPS74.9 FPSRTX 3080 +15%TechPowerUp
Baldur's Gate III1440p Ultra125.2 FPS106.9 FPSRTX 3080 +17%TechPowerUp
God of War Ragnarök1440p Ultra86.8 FPS73.3 FPSRTX 3080 +18%TechPowerUp
Clair Obscur: Expedition 331440p Ultra39.8 FPS32.8 FPSRTX 3080 +21%TechPowerUp
Hogwarts Legacy1440p Ultra70.6 FPS63.4 FPSRTX 3080 +11%TechPowerUp
Starfield1440p Ultra61.9 FPS56.3 FPSRTX 3080 +10%TechPowerUp
Resident Evil Requiem1440p Ultra98.4 FPS87.1 FPSRTX 3080 +13%TechPowerUp
Alan Wake II1440p Ultra67.3 FPS56.1 FPSRTX 3080 +20%TechPowerUp
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut1440p Ultra84.8 FPS70.5 FPSRTX 3080 +20%TechPowerUp
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II1440p Ultra83.2 FPS72.6 FPSRTX 3080 +15%TechPowerUp
Black Myth: Wukong1440p Ultra35.2 FPS30.5 FPSRTX 3080 +15%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered1440p Ultra85.9 FPS75.1 FPSRTX 3080 +14%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 61440p Ultra64.3 FPS54.5 FPSRTX 3080 +18%TechPowerUp
Assassin's Creed Shadows1440p Ultra43.1 FPS40.5 FPSRTX 3080 +6%TechPowerUp
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl1440p Ultra63.1 FPS54.8 FPSRTX 3080 +15%TechPowerUp
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach1440p Ultra90.1 FPS81.9 FPSRTX 3080 +10%TechPowerUp
Forza Horizon 61440p Ultra84.4 FPS72.2 FPSRTX 3080 +17%TechPowerUp
Star Wars Outlaws1440p Ultra50.8 FPS41.8 FPSRTX 3080 +22%TechPowerUp
Monster Hunter Wilds1440p Ultra51.5 FPS49.3 FPSRTX 3080 +4%TechPowerUp
F1 251440p Ultra191.8 FPS156.2 FPSRTX 3080 +23%TechPowerUp

21 results in 21 games; FPS as published (30.5 to 191.8 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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